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  * Contributors:
  * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.ui.views;

 /**
  * Supplemental view interface that describes various sticky characteristics
  * that a view may possess.
  * <p>
  * This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
  * </p>
  *
  * @see org.eclipse.ui.views.IViewRegistry
  * @see org.eclipse.ui.views.IViewDescriptor
  * @since 3.1
  */
 public interface IStickyViewDescriptor {
     /**
      * Return the id of the view to be made sticky.
      *
      * @return the id of the view to be made sticky
      */
     public String getId();

     /**
      * Return the location of this sticky view. Must be one of
      * <code>IPageLayout.LEFT</code>, <code>IPageLayout.RIGHT</code>,
      * <code>IPageLayout.TOP</code>, or <code>IPageLayout.BOTTOM</code>.
      *
      * @return the location constant
      */
     public int getLocation();

     /**
      * Return whether this view should be closeable.
      *
      * @return whether this view should be closeeable
      */
     public boolean isCloseable();

     /**
      * Return whether this view should be moveable.
      *
      * @return whether this view should be moveable
      */
     public boolean isMoveable();
 }

